Promoting oral care in the preschool child: effects of a playful learning intervention

Autor:	Cecília Helena de Siqueira Sigaud, Bruna Rodrigues dos Santos, Priscila Costa, Aurea Tamami Minagawa Toriyama
Jazyk:	English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Předmět:	Higiene Bucal Educación en Salud Salud del Niño Guarderías Infantiles Enfermería Nursing RT1-120
Zdroj:	Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 70, Iss 3, Pp 519-525
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1984-0446 0034-7167
DOI:	10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0237
Popis:	ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the number of appropriate behaviors for tooth brushing before and after a playful learning intervention with preschool children. Method: A quasi-experimental, quantitative, before and after study design was conducted in an early childhood educational institution, with children between three and five years of age. The intervention consisted of three meetings with educational activities about tooth brushing, whose outcome was evaluated by means of observation of ten behaviors suitable for tooth brushing. Results: Forty-four children participated in the study. The mean of adequate behaviors was 4.4 before the intervention, and 8.5 after the intervention. A significant increase in the adoption of appropriate behaviors for tooth brushing (p
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